Well, here is the sequel to my very interesting story about the German Church getting a hold of me. Actually, I probably need to rectify something. It is not so much the Church that got me, but the German State. So let me explain the next steps. When I saw that the Finanzamt (Tax office) was ready […]
somewhere else
Tuesday, January 29 2008
Holy state! the Church got me (again)
Tuesday, January 29 2008. somewhere else
Friday, November 30 2007
German punctuality is overrated
Friday, November 30 2007. somewhere else
I am pretty sure that if you ask anyone in the world to give you one cliché about the Germans, there's a pretty good chance that "The Germans are always on time" or "The Germans are very organized" will come up more than once. In any case, that's what French people would say. And […]
Tuesday, November 20 2007
Holy shit! The Church got me.
Tuesday, November 20 2007. somewhere else
Or where cultural differences have legal roots. This afternoon, my accountant calls me to tell me that the tax office has finally finished reviewing my tax declaration. And then she asks me this very personal (at least in my books) question: "Are you a catholic?". Now. The reality is, I've […]
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